Harp Ireland

Harpissima 2025 at RIAM Dublin | 22-23 February
2025-02-22 - 2025-02-23 | Co. Cork
Harpissima 2025
22-23 February 2025
RIAM – Royal Irish Academy of Music
Westland Row, Dublin
The event is open to all harpists and students from across Ireland.
All activities and harp exhibition are FREE OF CHARGE by application online.
Saturday 22 February
1.00pm – Harp Marathon
2.00pm – Workshop with Aisling Ennis (An introduction to arranging and improvising for LEVER HARP
Sunday 23 February
10.00am – Masterclass with Joel Von Lerber
Harp Marathon
4.00pm – Harp Recital, Joel Von Lerber
Including pieces by Renié, Smetana, Connesson, Chertok, and Tchaikovsky.
Harp Exhibition open all weekend
Register at https://www.salvimusic.com/harpissima-europe/
Promoted by Salvi Harps and Lyon & Healy

The Sugar Club Harp Sessions | Harpanno
2025-02-22 20:30 - 22:30 (Europe/Dublin) | The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin, D02 ET97, Ireland
Experience a new ‘take’ on Irish harping from some of our foremost young harpers. Cruit Éireann | Harp Ireland’s Sugar Club Harp Sessions continue throughout 2025 and feature innovative, cutting-edge Irish harp performances from a variety of players, pushing the boundaries of the tradition in new and exciting ways.
Our opening concert on Saturday 22nd February features Harpanno, with Irish harper Aisling Lyons joined by Dale McKay and Conor Broderick in a new-age genre of music combining traditional Irish harp and piano with the meditative sound of the handpan. Harpanno’s music is calming, tranquil but yet energetic, and takes you on a journey through newly composed handpan melodies, layered percussion sections, blissful harp riffs and vibrant piano passages.
Harpanno’s début album “Finding Calm” was released in March 2024 and they have since performed at Doolin Folk Fest, The Dunamaise Arts Centre and Cornstown House. Book now for their performance at The Sugar Club, Dublin on Saturday 22nd February 2025.
Support Act: Lily O’Connor
Lily O’Connor is a multi instrumentalist from Ballygriffey Co.Clare. She comes from a rich musical family steeped in tradition and plays regularly with her mother Frances Custy, founder of Custy’s music shop, and sisters Eve and Maisie. She learned to play the concertina from Mary McNamara and Liam O’Brien, and the harp from Fionnuala Rooney. Lily was drawn to the music of east Clare where she was encouraged greatly by the likes of Seamus Bugler and Pat Mullins.
Tickets available here.

Folk on the Moor with Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh
2025-02-23 19:30 - 22:00 | Moorland Hotel, Wotter, Wotter, Plymouth, PL7 5HP, United Kingdom
Both musical supremos, Chris Newman and Máire Ní Chathasaigh, combine effortlessly and will wow you with their dexterity and sublime musicianship. Chris’s playing on guitar has variously been described as “utterly breathtaking” (Folk Wales) and “life affirming” (RnR magazine) and Maire as “the doyenne of Irish harp players” (Scotland on Sunday) and “an absolute legend” (The Irish Echo – USA)
“Folk on the Moor” is based at the Moorland Hotel at Wotter, United Kingdom. Event starts at 7.45pm. Find out more.

Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman. The University of St. Thomas, Texas
2025-03-06 19:00 | Cullen Hall, Texas, 4001 Mt. Vernon St. Houston, TX, TX 77006, United States
Concert sponsored by the University of St. Thomas William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
Free admission and open to the public. Attendance is on a first come, first served basis.
For parties of six or more, or guests with mobility issues, please email to make arrangements

Celebrating Traditions of Music: ICTMD Ireland 20th Anniversary Concert
2025-03-07 18:00 - 19:30 | DCU, DCU St Patrick's Campus, Dublin, Dublin, D09 YT18, Ireland
ICTMD Ireland 20th Anniversary Concert: Celebrating Traditions of Music
Join us for a special concert celebrating intersections of music traditions from Ireland, Ghana, Peru and India with performances from DCU Faculty, the Irish Institute of Music and Song (IIMS) Ensemble, the Rodrigo Almonte Andean Jazz Ensemble, and Indian Classical musician Sruthi Ravali.
Performers include Francis Ward (piano), Síle Denvir (vocals/harp), Marie-Louise Bowe (violin/viola), Robert Harvey (flute), Róisín Nic Athlaoich (viola), Mary Barnecutt (cello), Martin O’Connell (button accordion), Ruadhan Redmond (uilleann pipes); John Nutekpor (percussion), Nial Preston (bodhrán), Ciara Dunbar (violin); and Rodrigo Almonte (guitar), Matthew Jacobson (drums), and Aidan Gray (acoustic double bass).
Tickets are free but limited.
Available on EventBrite. – https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebrating-traditions-of-music-ictmd-ireland-20th-anniversary-concert-tickets-1252546713939?aff=oddtdtcreator

Little Rock Folk Club presents Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
2025-03-08 19:30 | Hibernia Irish Tavern Little Rock, AR, 9700 N Rodney Parham Rd K, Little Rock, AR, AR 72227, United States
The pioneering partnership of one of the UKs finest and most influential acoustic guitarists (fROOTS) with the doyenne of Irish harpers (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and an absolute legend (THE IRISH ECHO) has presented its unique musical vision in twenty-two countries on five continents to venues ranging from the tiniest of village halls to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, Londons Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and the Philharmonie in Cologne
Máire is the 2001 recipient of Irish musics most prestigious Award, Gradam Ceoil TG4 Musician of the Year for the excellence and pioneering force of her music, the remarkable growth she has brought to the music of the harp in Ireland and for the positive influence she has had on the young generation of harpers.
Chris Newman is a brilliant English master of the acoustic guitar (THE DAILY TELEGRAPH) and the UKs premier flat-picking guitarist. A dazzling player (ACOUSTIC GUITAR, USA), whose work is nothing short of brilliant (DIRTY LINEN, USA), he is one of the very few guitarists who excel in Celtic, European swing jazz and American bluegrass styles. He was Live Irelands Male Musician of the Year 2009 and 2019.
Need a little more convincing?… trust your own ears here—> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGAD4iZJJow

Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman Concert at Bevens Hall
2025-03-09 14:00 | Bevens Hall, Lyon College, Batesville, AR, United States
Free admission – concert sponsored by Renate Rosenthal in memory of her late husband, Robert L Campbell
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"The Singing Harps" with Claire Roche
2025-03-21 13:00 - 14:00 | National Concert Hall Dublin, Dublin, Co. Dublin, D02 N527, Ireland
“The Singing Harps”
The John Field Room National Concert Hall Dublin .
The programme will include favourite Irish songs with harp accompaniment, such as ‘Eileen Óg’, ‘The Galway Girl’, etc.
Included will be Claire’s original songs, sung with Irish ,Concert, and Electric harp.
Tickets 15 euro, concessions available.
Hear Claire on clairerochemusic.com.
